most shoppers told us it was not as crowded as they expected. so many people now shop on-line or through mobile. 24r walls an increase in -- there was an increase in sales and amazon saw a 25% increase. for some customers, the deals this year did thought coerce them to buy. >> i thought it would be better. you see commercials on tv and they say flat screen for $100. i didn't see any of that stuff. there are good savings in there. >> retailers that president oned to open early on thanksgiving day say they saw relatively big crowds, an indication of what might be a new holiday shopping tradition. >>> check out this time lapse video showing the hoards of shopper at macy's. it has been busy since its opening at 8:00 last night. >>> for the most part shoppers were on their best behavior, but that's not the case everywhere. the frenzy got out of hand in someplaces. in north carolina this fist fight broke out as people tried to get their hands on cheap flat screen tv's. and at a wal-mart in georgia workers were caught in a crush of shoppers trying to g